Masayoshi takeuchi



M. TAKEUCHI.

COT.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.18.1919.

'1,3]. 1,579. Patented July 29, 1919.

dum s UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MASAYOSHI TAKEUCHI, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

COT.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented July 29, 1919.

Application filed February 18, 1919. Serial No. 277,699.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MASAYOSHITAKEUCH1, a subject of the Emperor ofJapan, and resident of Seattle, county of King, and State of Washington,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cots, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to folding cots and is particularly designed toprovide a cot or support for an infant while being bathed and dressed.The special object of my invention is to provide a convenient foldingsupport which may be used for infants while being bathed and dressed andwhich, at the same time, is cheap in construction and may be folded andput away when not in use.

My invention comprises a frame work which is composed of wires bent intosuitable shape and a fabric cover or top.

In the accompanying drawings, I have shown my device in the form ofconstruction which is now preferred by me.

Figure 1 shows the device, in perspective, in opened position.

Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the same.

Fig. 3 shows the same device folded.

Fig. 4 shows a view of one side of what is substantially the samedevice, but in which the side frame is modified by the omission of thelower horizontal bar.

Fig. 5 shows, in perspective, a slightly modified construction for theframe.

The frame of my device comprises two side bars 1, which are providedwith a leg at each end, a fabric cover and two swin ing brace frameswhich hold the device in elevated position, or in position of use. Theside bars 1 are herein shown as of round metal bars. These are turneddown at each end to form supporting legs 10. In the de- Vice as shown inFig. 1, the lower ends of the supporting legs are connected by thelongitudinal member 11. In the device as shown in Fig. 4, this lowerconnecting member 11 is eliminated and the lower ends of the supportinglegs 10 are slightly turned up to form a rounded foot 12.

The fabric cover 2 is provided with a hem 20 at each of its long sides.The side bars 1 are inserted in these hems.

The brace frames comprise horizontal bars 3 and 30, which are verticallyseparated and which are connected at each end. This frame is pivoted byone end upon one of the supporting legs 10, by means of eyes 31 and 32,which are formed by bending the bars 3 and 30 about the leg. The ends ofthe bars 3 and '30 are connected by the vertical members 33 and 34.

The swinging end of each of these brace frames are provided with twohooks 35 and 36, these being so formed that the upper one 35, engagesthe inner side of the leg 10, while the lower one 36 engages the outerside of the same leg. In consequence, the swinging frames may bedetached from the leg 10 which is engaged by these hooks, so as topermit folding into the position shown in Fig. 3. At the same time whenthe device is opened, the swinging frames may engage these legs in sucha way as to hold them securely and prevent the side bars 1 from drawingso close together but that they properly support the cover 2.

In Fig. 5, I have shown a somewhat modified construction. In this arectangular bottom frame 4 is formed, this being composed of a narrowstrip of sheet metal. This is provided with holes at its ends for thereception of the laterally bent tips 13, of the supporting legs 10. Itis also provided at its sides with holes for securing the laterally benttips of a brace frame 5. This latter frame has its end portions 51 bentinto a V-shape, which will swing between the supporting legs 10 andprevent their being forced together and thereby supports the strain dueto the Weight of the body placed on the fabric top 2. In the device asshown in Fig. 5, the lower ends of the supporting legs 10 may be sprunginward enough to free them from the base frame 4 and the canvas top) maythen be slid off these side bars and replaced by a clean top or bereplaced after it has been washed.

What I claim as my invention is:

A folding cot comprising a fabric cover having hemmed side edges, sidebars in said heme and turned down at each end to form supporting legs,and a bracing frame at each end pivoted upon a leg of one side bar andprovided at its swinging end with two vertically separated hooks, theupper one engaging the inner side of the leg of the opposite side andthe lower engaging the outer side of the same leg.

Signed at Seattle, Washington, this 11th day of February, 1919.

MASAYOSHI TAKEUCI-II.

copies of this patent may be obtained for live cents each, by addressingthe "Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G."

